wildebeest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

/ˈwɪldəbist/ wĭlʹdə-bēst LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wildebeest.wav

wildebeest wildebeests wildebeesten

Borrowed in the early 19th century from early Afrikaans wildebeest, modern wildebees (literally “wild ox”), with influence from beast.

gnu

savanna migration ungulate

black wildebeest blue wildebeest

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